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Labs on A Chip

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars are introduced to DNA microarrays. They discuss how scientists and doctors use them and how they work. They complete a worksheet and discuss their findings.
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Aortic Stenosis Investigation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils describe how blood flows through the heart and the anatomy of the aortic valve. They examine the condition of aortic stenosis and create diagrams of the condition in the heart. They complete experiments using the model they...
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CO Buildup City

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers conduct a controlled experiment. They collect data in an organized manner. Students analyze data to reach a conclusion and communicate findings. They explain how city size, temperature, and pollution is related to the air...
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Solar Car activity

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars study the basic concept of solar energy. They build a working solar car. Students comprehend how solar energy can be produced via a solar panel. They examine the physics that describe how a solar panel works.
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore what happens to water as it goes from solid to liquid and back. In this state of matter lesson, students observe, measure, and describe water as it changes state.
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Technology

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers recognize descriptions of different types of biotechnology currently being used. They form persuasive arguments for or against that particular type of biotechnology.
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DNA the Easy Way (and "Gram Stain" Without the Mess)

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students visualize DNA from cells and explain the basis and importance of the Gram-stain reaction and to perform the KOH test equivalent.
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Light as Waves and Particles

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the wave and particle properties of light.
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Geo-Vistas

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a geometric cardboard sculpture covered with personal drawings.
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Hidden Jewels of Geometry

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify different geometric shapes, and arrange them artistically in original jewelry designs.
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Bears

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of bear-related activities. They sort and graph teddy bears, distinguish between real and non-real bears and research bear life cycles and habitats.
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"Attack A Cell, Any Cell" Disease Unit

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders use the Internet to gather information about a disease. They also discuss in groups how diseases are a worldwide problem and brainstorm ideas they can help. They create an informational packet on the disease they researched.
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Water Use and Conservation

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students discuss the different types of water found on Earth. They discover why not all water is used for drinking and calculate how much water they use. They create their own water conservation plan.
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Create a Full-Scale Layout of the International Space Station

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students work together to convert scale dimensions to determine the true size of the International Space Station. They create a full-scale outline of the station. They share their layout with the class.
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Egyptian Inspiration Web

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students conduct Internet research to discover information about scientific, technological, cultural and intellectual achievements in Egypt, along with Egyptian family life. Students create Inspiration webs of their findings.
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Natural Gas Lesson-How Natural Gas Forms

For Teachers K - 9th
Students examine background natural gas and how it is formed and what it is made of. Titles within the series include How Natural Gas Forms, What Happens to Natural Gas when it is burned, and How Natural Gas can be used. Provides very...
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Thoreau and those he influenced

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders work in groups and research assigned person using the internet and use print resources for DHS media center. They create a poster that shows possible connections to H.D. Thoreau's writings and philosophies, a short...
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Up, Up and Away

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are presented with the problem of: Do all liquids evaporate at the same rate? The lesson contains adequate background information for the teacher. They participate in a lab experiment in order to test the scientific...
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Building the Car (Mechanics and Motion)

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students design and begin building a car out of K'NEX parts after a class discussion on the components of the car, the constraints and goals of the design, the type of testing that will be performed, and a demonstration of a basic...
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Homework Help In A Hurry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover strategies for getting immediate help with their homework, including online sources in which an adult is available for assistance. They work through a simulated situations in which they visit one of these sites to gain...
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Spellbound No. 4

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this spelling worksheet, students working from a word list of twenty four words complete a crossword puzzle with clues for mastery of the twenty four words.
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Inventions 2: The Impact

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research inventors and inventions and their impacts. In this invention lesson, students research inventions and their affects in good and bad ways.
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Studying Shadows

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students measure shadows and explore the altitude of the sun.  In this sun lesson students will graph the length of shadows and solar altitude against time. 
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Show Me the Money!!!

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students research employment rates in the United States with a focus on broadcast journalists. In this employment rate lesson, students visit the given websites to explore popular states to live in, highest and lowest unemployment rates,...